Alibaba Robot Shooter Game

A web-based robot shooter game built with Phaser 3. Play as a combat red car and defend against waves of enemy robots!

A fast-paced, top-down arcade shooter built with Phaser 3 and Vite. Take command of an advanced combat vehicle and battle waves of robotic enemies in a futuristic sci-fi world!

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Game Overview

Ali Roboshoot is a browser-based action game where you control a heavily armed combat vehicle fighting against relentless robot adversaries (Scarabs, Hornets, Spiders, & Orange Samurai Robot). Use quick reflexes, tactical movement, powerful weapons (including RPGs), and strategic objective captures to survive and achieve a high score!

Features

• Fast-paced, top-down arcade shooting action
• Control an advanced combat vehicle with 8-directional movement
• Multiple enemy types with unique attack patterns (melee, ranged, strafing)
• Objective Capture mechanic: Capture flags for bonus points
• Pickup system: Collect health, ammo, RPG ammo, and temporary fire rate boosts
• RPG secondary weapon with area-of-effect damage
• Time-based difficulty scaling: Enemies become more numerous and spawn faster over time
• Dynamic explosions and visual effects (enemy hit flash, screen shake)
• Enemy health bar indicators
• Engaging retro pixel art style
• Online leaderboard via API (Top 5 scores displayed)
• Simple, responsive controls (Keyboard + Mouse Aim)
• Background Music and Sound Effects with mute toggles
• Pause functionality
• Built for instant play in any modern web browser

How to Play

• Move: Arrow keys or WASD
• Shoot (Primary): Left Mouse Button (aims towards cursor)
• Shoot (RPG): R Key (aims towards cursor)
• Pause: P Key
• Return to Main Menu (from Pause): Q Key
• Restart Game (from Game Over): R Key
• Return to Main Menu (from Game Over): M Key
• Toggle Music (in Main Menu): M Key
• Toggle SFX (in Main Menu): F Key

Survive as long as possible, capture flags, destroy robots, collect pickups, and climb the leaderboard!

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Getting Started

Requirements

• Node.js is required to install dependencies and run scripts via npm.

Setup & Development

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install

2. Start the dev server:

   npm run dev

   The game will be available at http://localhost:5173
3. Build for production:

   npm run build

   The optimized output will be in the dist folder.

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Project Structure

• index.html – Main HTML entry point
• src/ – Game source code (scenes, logic, assets)
• public/assets/ – Game art, sprites, and effects
• public/style.css – Basic page styling

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Credits

Game developed by bO-05 inspired by Alibaba Cloud Web Game Challenge.

Built with Phaser 3 and Vite

Art and assets © respective creators or generated for this project.

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Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the following contributors/ platforms/ frameworks for their assets and inspiration:

• Frameworks:
  • Vite
  • Phaser 3
• Graphic Assets:
  • Matt Walkden
  • Edu Silv Art
  • OpenAI Sora
• Sound Effects and Music - All from Pixabay:
  • freesound_community
  • Driken Stan
  • DjLofi

Their creative work made this project possible. Thank you!